I’ve submitted a session proposal to the free, online GroupBy conference. Voting will open for sessions soon, but before then, you can help me out by reading my abstract. Is it a session you’d like to see? Got any constructive criticism that you think would make the session or abstract better? Let me know in the comments over on the abstract for “What ‘Digital Transformation’ Means, and How You Can Use It to Advance Your Career (Without Being a Robot)“ Review me!

It’s TSQL Tuesday today! If you’re not familiar, TSQL Tuesday is a monthly blogging event where a Microsoft Data Platform community member chooses a writing prompt. This is a great thing if you’re interested in starting a technical blog and wonder, “What would I write about?” It’s also great if, like me, you occasionally want a little outside inspiration to shake things up. This month’s topic is from Steve Jones: we’re invited to write about an experience that we’ve had with triggers. My first encounter with triggers was overwhelmingly positive When I first edged my way into a Junior DBA-ish role, I worked with a complex application with many large databases. Customers loaded and configured data into a (mostly) OLTP database, and then data was replicated to multiple other systems — in part to publish data to an adserving platform, in part to transform the data for reporting. Triggers were used…

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SQL in the City Streamed is coming up this week! This is an awesome FREE online event, and it’s all about learning new things and getting inspired. Join us live, chat, and ask questions This event is streamed on YouTube. While the session is going, you can rewind up to three hours or so. But it’s the most fun to watch live whenever you can, and ask questions. I’ll be presenting at the beginning and end of the event. When I’m not on screen, I’ll be tweeting with the #sqlinthecity tag. I’ll also be chatting in Slack about the current presentation, collecting your questions, and giving a little bit of the inside scoop on the event. I’d love to have you join me. Not set up in Slack yet? No problem You can join the SQL Community Slack for free anytime. Join here: just request an invite and get set up. Once you’re…